It would be very easy for the average person to take one look at Stranglehold and write it off as a Max Payne rip-off. That's because, in a sort of round about way, it is. Midway and John Woo's video ...

Ironically for a game premised on its association with arguably the world's greatest action director, "John Woo Presents Stranglehold" is a technological marvel and a storytelling dud.

The Chinese Triads and the Russian Mob have banded together. The Dragon Clan, led by the notorious gangster Jimmy Wong, is a menace to the Hong Kong people, and it's up to Inspector Yuen—or Tequila, ...

Stranglehold: Action game. ($49.99-$59.99. Midway for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. ESRB Rating: Mature.) Stranglehold has been billed as the sequel to John Woo's movie "Hard Boiled," casting Chow ...

Stranglehold is a game that has been talked about in countless previews, seen in a ton of videos, and was a big draw at last year's E3 when it was shown in its own mini-theater. We weren't excited ...

With its artsy combat and smooth gameplay, "John Woo Presents Stranglehold" is a high-paced shooter with style - and randomly inserted doves - to spare. Midway's third-person shooter for the Xbox 360, ...

Midway has been showing off a bunch more of their Tequila-infused shooter, Stranglehold, and GameVideos has three of the videos showing previously unseen levels. Embedded above is a video of the ...

Max Payne goes to China in Stranglehold, an Unreal Engine 3-powered Winter '06 title featuring the direction of John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat: Acclaimed action director John Woo presents Stranglehold, a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. It would be very easy for the average person to take one look at Stranglehold and write it off as a Max Payne rip-off. That's because, in a sort of ...

Ironically for a game premised on its association with arguably the world's greatest action director, "John Woo Presents Stranglehold" is a technological marvel and a storytelling dud.

You've come a long long way baby: Experience exhilarating 3rd person next-gen action as you continue the story of John Woo's influential action film, Hard Boiled starring Chow Yun-Fat. Run into danger ...